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   rotation

   /rə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of rotating about an axis or centre: "the moon moves in the same direction as the earth's rotation" Similar revolvingturningspinninggyrationwheelingwhirlingtwirlingswivellingcirclingturnrevolutionspinwhirlorbit
   • ▪ the conceptual operation of turning a system about an axis.
   • ▪ another term for curl
   • 2. the passing of a privilege or responsibility to each member of a group in a regularly recurring order: "it has become common for senior academics to act as heads of department in rotation" Similar sequencesuccessionalternationcycle
   • ▪ the growing of different crops in succession on a piece of land to avoid exhausting the soil and to control weeds, pests, and diseases: "traditional practices such as crop rotation"
   • ▪ the cycle of growth and felling or cutting of trees: "short rotation forestry"
   • ▪ a tour of duty, especially by a medical practitioner in training: US "she was completing a rotation in trauma surgery"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin rotatio(n-), from the verb rotare (see rotate).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishROTATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a complete circular movement around a fixed point: rotation about The earth completes 366 rotations about its axis in every leap year. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Revolving, rotating and spinning. around and around idiom. backspin. birl. centrifugal. reel. revolving. rotary. rotate. rotational. rotative. spin. spiral. swim. swing.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rotationRotation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ROTATION is the action or process of rotating on or as if on an axis or center. How to use rotation in a sentence.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › RotationRotation - Wikipedia

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   Rotation or rotational motion is the circular movement of an object around a central line, known as axis of rotation. A plane figure can rotate in either a clockwise or counterclockwise sense around a perpendicular axis intersecting anywhere inside or outside the figure at a center of rotation.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rotationRotation - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   When something turns like a wheel, over and over again, it's in rotation. You can't feel the earth's rotation even though you know it's happening.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › rotationRotation - definition of rotation by The Free Dictionary

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   rotation. ( rəʊˈteɪʃən) n. 1. the act of rotating; rotary motion. 2. a regular cycle of events in a set order or sequence. 3. (Agriculture) a planned sequence of cropping according to which the crops grown in successive seasons on the same land are varied so as to make a balanced demand on its resources of fertility. 4. (Mathematics) maths.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishROTATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   The rotation of a group of things or people is the fact of them taking turns to do a particular job or serve a particular purpose. If people do something in rotation, they take turns to do it.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › rotationROTATION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis. Astronomy. the movement or path of the earth or a heavenly body turning on its axis. one complete turn of such a body. regularly recurring succession, as of officials. Agriculture. crop rotation. Mathematics. an operation that rotates a geometric figure about a fixed point. curl (def. 14).